Volume 1, Letter 15: From Eloisa

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​⁠It is necessary, my dear friend, that we should part for some time: I ask it as the first proof of that obedience you have so often promised. If I am urgent in my request, you may be assured I have good reason for it: indeed I have, and you are too well convinced that I must to be able to take this resolution; for your part, you will be satisfied, since it is my desire.

You have long talked of taki